Joseph bando



'UNITED STATES PATENT tries,

JOSEPH RANDOLPH, OF PEVVAMO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE PEVVAMOMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,029, dated August30, 1887.

Application filed March 31, 1887. Serial No. 233,206. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrrr RANDOLPH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pewamo, in the county of Ionia and State of 5 Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Paper-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a Specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper-hangers; and it consistsin the peculiar construction and combination of devices, that will bemore fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure l is aside elevation of a paper-hanger embodyingmy improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig; 3 is avertical section on the line m of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailed top planview of a portion of the paper-hanger.

A represents a standard or handle, which is of suitable length.

B represents. the head of the paper-hanger, the construction of which isas follows: 0 represents a cross-bar, which is provided at its centerwith an annular groove, D. To the ends of the cross-bar are securedsprings E, having the arms F and G. The latter arm, G, is provided withspring-coils G, and the spring-arms F and G normally move toward eachother. To the outer ends of the armsF is secured a jaw, H,'which isarranged parallel with the cross-bar O, and to the front edge of thesaid jaw is secured a projecting guard, I, which is made of bent wire ofsuitable thickness. The ends of the said guard are provided with eyes K,and screws L pass through the said eyes, and thus secure the guard tothe jaw, so that the guard can be removed from the jaw when desired.

L represents a'jaw, which is secured to the free ends of the spring-armsG. This jaw L is normally pressed by the said spring-arms. against theopposing sides of the jaw H, thus enabling the head of the paper-hangerto clamp one end of a piece of wall-paper between the said jaws. I

To the under side of the jaw H is journaled a longitudinal rock-shaft,M, which is provided at its extremities with bent arms N, that bearagainst the springarms G, near the outer 5o ends of the latter.

At the centerof the rockshaft is formed a forward-projecting leverarm,0.

P represents an operating cord which is attached to the said lever-arm.From the foregoing description it will be 5 readily understood that bydrawing down upon the cord the rock-shaft will be turned rearward on thejaw H, so as to cause the arms N to bear rearward against thespring-arms G, and thus move thejaw L from the jaw H, so as to releasethe wallpaper after it has been pasted to the wall.

V represents a clampbolt, which extends through the transverse openingin the upper end ofthe standard A, and has its rear end bent intosemicircular form to form a clamping-arm adapted to enter the annulargroove D of the cross-bar.

W represents a cylindrical sleeve, which is made of metal and has itsrear edge concave, and thereby adapted to fit snugly against the roundedcentral portion of the crossbar. The front side of the said sleeve isprovided with a radial series of teeth or serrations, WV.

X represents a circular washer having a 7 5 central opening throughwhich the clamping bolt V extends. The said bolt also passes through acentral opening made in the sleeve. The washer is provided on its rearside with a series of radial serrations or teeth that coincide with theteeth or serrations W, and the frontside of the washer is provided withprojecting lugs X, that enter recesses in the rear side of the standardand prevent the washer from turning thereon. The front end of the S5clamping bolt V is provided with screwthreads, and a thumb-nut, Y, isscrewed to the front end of the said bolt, thereby clamping the sleevefirmly to the washer and clamping the crossbar firmly against the rearside of 0 the sleeve. By loosening the thumb-nut Y the pressure of theclamping-bolt will be relaxed sufficiently to enable the cross-bar G tobe turned in the rear end of the bolt, so as to adjust the head to anydesired angle. 5

The toothed washer and sleeve permit the head to be turned on the end ofthe standard to any desired angleand clamped therein, the clamping-boltV being the axis for the head.

The function of the wire guard on the head [(0 is to prevent the paperfrom coming in contact with the wall and sticking thereto until thepaper is adjusted to the desired place. This guard is used only whenhanging paper to the 5 wall; but when paper is to be pasted to theceiling'the guard is detached from the head.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a paper-hanger, thehead having the spring-actuated clamping-jaws II and L and the guard I,attached to one of the said jaws and projecting from the front sidethereof,substantially as described.

2. In a paper-hanger,the combination of the I 5 standard A,the sleeveXV, pivoted thereto and projecting at right angles therefrom, and thehead carrying the clamping-jaws and having the cross-bar G, pivoted inthe sleeve and arranged at right angles thereto, whereby theclamping-head may be turned in any desired direction, substantially asdescribed.

3. In apaper-hanger,the combination of the cross-bar O, the spring-armsFand G, projecting from the ends thereof, the jaw H, attached to thefree ends of the arms F, the jaw L, at-

tached to the free ends of the arms G, and the rock-shaft journaled tothe jaw H,and having the arms bearing against the spring-arms G, wherebywhen the rock-shaft is turned the 0 jaws will be forced apart, for thepurpose set forth, substantially as described.

4. Ina paper-hanger,the combination of the head having thespring-actuated clampingjaws and the guard I, detachably secured to oneof the said jaws and projecting from the front side thereof, for thepurpose set forth, substantially as described.

5. In a paper-hanger,the combination of the head having thespring-actuated clampingjaws, the standard or handle A, the clampingboltV,extending through thehead and having the eye at its rear end to whichthe head is secured, whereby the said head may be turned in the saideye, and means, substantially as set forth, to clamp the head to thestandard at any desired inclination, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a paper-hanger, of the head having the cross-barG,providcd with the annular grooves D, the clamping-bolt V, having itsrear end curved in the groove D, the sleeve \V,bcaring against one sideof the crossbar and strung on the clamping-bolt, the head having thetransverse opening through which the bolt extends, the washer strung onthe bolt and having the teeth to fit corresponding teeth on the opposingface of the sleeve, and the clamping-nut Y, screwed on the front end ofthe bolt,whcreby the head may be adjusted to any desired inclination onthe standard in either direction, substantially as described.

7. In a paper-hanger, the clamping-head comprising the cross-bar O, thespring-arm F, projecting therefrom, the jaw H, attached to the outerends of the said spring-arms, the springarms G, projecting from thecross-bar, and having the coils G, and the jaw L, attached to the outerends of arms G, substantially as described.

8. In combination with the spring-actuated jaws, the roekshaft M,journaled to one jaw and having detent-arn1s N to engage the other jaw,and the operating means for the rockshaft, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH RANDOLPH.

